PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tomato Can (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kenny Siegel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kenny Siegel has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Tomato Can's chin.

Can
vs
Siegel

180 cm
25
180 lbs
10 - 3 - 0

178 cm
22
178 lbs
6 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
Good kicks
Knockout power

Non-Stop Nutrition
Non-Stop Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tomato Can!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kenny Siegel!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Chris Downing and George Francis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Siegel shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Siegel throws a head kick but Can moves out of range.
Siegel throws a head kick that half lands.

It looks like Tomato Can has been cut.

Can scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Can scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Siegel wants to improve his position but Can is controlling well.
Can lands with a punch from half guard.
Siegel has hold of Can's hands but Can slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Siegel trying to control but Can postures up.
Can throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
The fighters are battling for position here. Siegel manages to regain full guard. Nice work.

Siegel escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Can gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Can postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Can working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Siegel's head.
Can throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Siegel works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Can makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Can throwing strikes but missing.
Can with a flurry of punches that miss.
Siegel keeping moving, preventing Can from controlling successfully.
Siegel is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Can chips away with some ground and pound.
Can trying to control the position from guard on top but Siegel is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Can makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Siegel is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Can trying to control but Siegel is working from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Can with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Can sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Siegel's guard.
Can looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Siegel with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Siegel is looking to improve his position.
Can missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Siegel tries to get to full guard but Can has control of the leg.
Siegel is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.

Can postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Siegel to stand up.
Siegel tries to close the distance and clinch up but Can swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A leg kick checked by Can.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Can misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Siegel.
Can blocks a head kick by Siegel.
Siegel takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Siegel throws a half hearted mid kick.
Kenny Siegel seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Siegel tries to clinch there but Can circles away.
Can avoids the head kick by Siegel.
Siegel throws a predictable looking body shot
and Can connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Siegel avoids a punch combination nicely.
Siegel tries to clinch

and Can counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Can.

Siegel is rocked!

Siegel has his foot on Can's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Can works his way back into a safe position though.
Siegel looks gassed!
Can wants to control from the top but Siegel keeps moving.
Can landing with the ground and pound.
Can cracks Siegel with a solid left hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Can trying to control but Siegel is working from the bottom.

Can drops back looking for a leg! Siegel is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Siegel manages to kick Can off! Can jumps back into Siegel's guard.
Siegel is trying to keep Can in close.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Can with a flurry of punches that miss.

Can has gone for a leg lock! Siegel slips out almost immediately though and dives into Can's guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Siegel drops back looking for a leg! Can is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Can manages to kick Siegel off! Siegel jumps back into Can's guard.
Can is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tomato Can dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Tomato Can's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Can blocks a head kick by Siegel.
Can circles away from the clinch attempt
and Can counters with a straight right hand.
Siegel fails with an attempt to clinch.
Good leg kick by Siegel there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Siegel avoids a kick to the body.
Siegel throws a nice inside leg kick.
Can throws a predictable looking body shot
and Siegel counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Can is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Siegel looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Siegel closes the distance but Can moves to the side
and Can counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Can swings for the body but Siegel moves out of range.
Can misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Siegel.
Siegel tries to clinch up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Can misses the shot to the body.
Can is looking to wear down Siegel with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Can ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Siegel moves away.
Siegel throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Siegel moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Siegel darts in trying to clinch
and Can counters with a nice body shot.
Siegel wants to clinch

and Can counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Can is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Siegel is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Can has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Can passes Siegel's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Can seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Siegel moves into full guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Siegel looking for a sweep. Not yet Siegel, not yet.
Tomato Can overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Siegel has his foot on Can's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Can works his way back into a safe position though.

Siegel is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Can is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Can won't allow Siegel to sweep him here.
Can is in close to Siegel's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Can stops Siegel from standing up.
Can distracts Siegel with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Siegel looking to hit a scissor sweep but Can is one step ahead there.
Can lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Can's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Can is in close to Siegel's body, working some short punches and elbows.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Siegel is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.

Can decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Siegel walks into a left hand.

Siegel gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Can to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Siegel is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Can is working Siegel over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Can scoring with some ground and pound.
Can content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Can throwing strikes from guard but Siegel blocks nicely.

Can decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
The fight stays on the outside here - Siegel looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Siegel wants to clinch but Can slips to the side

and Can counters with a nice double leg into side control. Siegel won't be happy with that.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Siegel is trying to improve his position.
Can lands some shots froms side control.
Siegel wants to control but Can postures up.
Siegel tries to improve position but can't.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Can lands a nice forearm strike.
Siegel tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Can wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Siegel is trying to get back to his feet.
Siegel takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tomato Can dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Tomato Can's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Can scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Siegel tries a head kick but it misses.
Can lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Siegel at a distance.

Can darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Can is thwarting Siegel's attempts to control the position.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Can lands a nice short elbow.
Can scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Siegel avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Can.

Can looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Can is looking to take a break and control but Siegel is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Siegel is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Can pulls his head out easily.
Siegel regains full guard. Nicely done.
Can with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Siegel trying to control the position.

Siegel has an active guard here but Can has managed to pass into half guard.
Can looks to score some points with some ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Siegel wants to control but Can is keeping busy.
Siegel is looking to improve his position.
Can is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Can lands with a punch from half guard.
Siegel wants to improve his position but Can is controlling well.
Can lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Siegel is looking to improve his position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Can is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Can scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Siegel trying to hold on to Can's head to control him but Can postures up.
Siegel looks like he's trying to stand up.
Can working over Siegel with some ground and pound. Siegel looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Can scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Siegel is still in real trouble! Can Can finish him?

Can wants to work for an arm triangle but Siegel is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Can scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Can is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Siegel can do to turn this around?
Ground and pound from Can.
Siegel seems to have recovered his senses.
The fighters are battling for position here. Siegel manages to regain full guard. Nice work.

Can thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Can stopping the sweep attempt from Siegel.

Can stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Siegel throws a head kick but Can moves out of range.
Siegel throws a head kick that misses.
Siegel is looking to clinch but Can is avoiding it.
Kenny Siegel has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Can throws a series of punches but Siegel moves out of range.
Siegel throws a head kick but Can moves out of range.
Siegel throws a wild body kick that Can sees coming a mile off.

Can is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Siegel's half guard.
Siegel has hold of Can's hands but Can slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.

And that's the end of the fight!
Tomato Can showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Can has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 30:27
Judge George Francis scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tomato Can!